CHOCOLATE FUDGE BY OUR OWN LITTLE DOMESTIC GODDESS IN THE MAKING!
Nigella Lawson’s Chocolate Pistachio Fudge
The daughter was on my case for ages…”Want to make FUDGE!!!” She stacked all my chocolate books in a pile & copied down recipe after recipe, my pleas falling to deaf ears that the books were mine & here to stay. DH was witness to the pointless conversation! She would have none of it…aaaaaaaaaaargh!! 
Securing her future…with chocolate? Hmmmmmmmm…
She writes down all her favourite stuff from my blog just in case the ‘www’ disappears one fine day with my precious blog! Horror of a thought…but nevertheless, a thought! As fate would have it, while the DH was surfing channels that night he hollered for me…transfixed by Nigella Lawson, the Domestic Goddess herself. Nigella Express was racing through the show & she was making chocolate fudge. Coincidence…& I badgered him thereafter to tell me whether it was her mesmerizing self or the fudge that caught his eye!
Needless to say, didn’t get many words at the time, but the next day, past fudge making, he was singing her song. This fudge is worth making…for its ease, express speed & taste. I eventually got her recipe from Erin’s blog @ Erin Cooks. Nigella raced through the recipe & was done by the time I scrambled for paper…obviously I’m poor ‘express’ competition! I think this was an earlier Christmas edition of her show & that’s why she probably used pistachio nuts.
Chocolate & pistachios are a beautiful combination. They compliment each other unbelievably & bring out the best in each other. Bookmark this recipe…all you chocaholics…you won’t regret it! One little square goes a long way & is sinfully divine. That’s not all…I read online that these keep well in the freezer; better still, you can happily chomp a piece straight outta there. I can vouch for that coz that’s what we did! YUMMM!!
‘Cook’ at work…
…with her little helping hand. No squabbling for once!
Chocolate Pistachio Fudge (Originally published by Nigella Lawson)
Ingredients:
350gms – dark chocolate / roughly broken up
Condensed Milk – 1 can (4 oz)
Butter -2 tbsps
Salt – 1 pinch
Shelled pistachios – 1 cup (can substitute it with some other nut of your choice, but this nut is GOOD!)
Method:
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Melt the chopped chocolate, condensed milk, butter, and salt in a heavy based pan on a low heat.
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Put the nuts into a freezer bag and bash them with a rolling pin, until broken up into both big and little pieces.
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Add the nuts to the melted chocolate and condensed milk and stir well to mix.
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Pour this mixture into a 9-inch square foil tray, smoothing the top. (The daughter sprinkled the top with some pistachio slivers.)
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Let the fudge cool and then refrigerate until set.
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You can then cut into small pieces approximately 3/4 by 1 3/4 inches or cutting 8 by 8 lines in the tin to give 64 pieces.
Sorry…the hand that clicked SHOOK!!
This is also a sweet little celebratory post as it is my 200th!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
29 Comments
Manggy
Yum! Condensed milk fudge is the best! 🙂
Suganya
Passionate Baker, Jr. on the making. Congrats on the 200 mark, Deeba.
Dhivya
congrats on 200 mark deepa..looks so yummm
Divya Vikram
Congrats..and that looks delicious
Pearlsofeast
Hi Deepa, The fudge looks absolutely stunning.I have no words to decribe how tempting it looks.The chocolate and pista combination is my favorite. I just baked some cookies with that combination and was surprised to see ur blog with same the combi!!!!!!
very well presented.!!!!!!!
Sia
such a sweet looking kids. and what a wonderful way to celebrate 200th post:) congrats dear deeba:)
Divya
Congrats..such an amazing entry..fudge looks yummmeeee!!
Purnima
Congrats for 200th! Great helping hands u hv got..so ur passion has rubbed off on kids as well! Her writing is very pretty..Loved the writeup, an easy fudge that u hv shared, tks a ton..shall b queued up in must-try-Deebas-folder! 😀
SMN
Congrats and lovely post and i was lukin for a fudge recipe this luks great bookmarked it . thank you and all the best for blogging.
So sweet of the kids who joined u in this venture. i remer my childhood days when i used help my mom in kitchen and mess up things.
linda
How delicious! Your daughter did a wonderful job! And so cute that she writes down her favourites from your blog.
Erin
It looks wonderful! I’m glad my blog could be of “assistance” in such a fun project with your daughter.
ANJALI J.
i not only like ur recipes, but also ur picture and the stuff which u have to share with us.. i just love ur blog.do visit my blog.
Saswati
hey Deeba…your daughter is already following in your footsteps….you must be feeling so proud…the fudge looks divine:)
bee
so simple and so gorgeous!!
familiabencomo
You’re such a good mama! Chocolate, cooking, kids, MY kitchen?!?! I have nightmares like this. However, if there was no bickering, then it seems worth it. Not to mention the yummy product of such a mess. We have spring break this week so maybe I’ll try this one out. Thank you for sharing.
Tanti baci, Amy
Nags
brown and green colors in fudge make them so pretty. and its already ur 200th? wow!! lovely!!
Cham
Congrats and wish more posts…. The fudge is awesome and nutty…
Nandita
Love this one, and you must be so happy to have such big foodies in your kids 🙂
I’m going to try this soon, for friends, the next time- will keep you posted!
And yes congrats on the landmark post.
I like the choco-walnut combo, but the pistachio combo is worth a try. Nigella Express used to come on Mondays at 8.30, now no longer there – tough to keep track of ever changing TV schedules 🙂
Mansi Desai
Its so great to have talented helpers in the kitchen you don’t even have to pay!! hehehe…the fudge looks lovely, and congrats on the 200th! wish you more baking escapades!:)
Angela
Gorgeous both the DD and the fudge:) A must try recipe for my choc loving DD. Thks Angela
Kalai
The fudge looks wonderful for a chocoholic like me. Definitely a must try. Congrats on your 200th post! 🙂
meeso
I love all the pictures of the family…and yes, chocolate and pistachio go so good together, the fudge does look amazing!
Divya
Hi ..My first time on your blog and was really amazed to see all the good recipes and beautiful pics …this fudge looks so yummy ..bookmarked it 🙂
Proud Italian Cook
Deeba, I’m fixated on your fudge! It looks amaxing! And much Congratulations on your 200th post! what a way to celebrate!
Arfi Binsted
you have beautiful kids, Deeba 😀 surely they love kitchen with those treats!!
Rosie
Congrats on the 200 mark, Deeba! What yummy looking fudge it really does look amazing!! What lovely photos of the family – thank you for sharing 🙂
Rosie x
Bellini Valli
Congrats on your 200th post by the way Deeba. I did see Nigella make this fudge on the Food Network as well….there are no little ones around to beg me to make it be I do have my inner deamons:D
delhibelle
Hi Deeba,
I made this last night and it is soooo.. good that I had to blog it first thing in the morning ! Do thank your darling daughter for making it easy for the rest of us.
Anonymous
Hi Deeba,
Love your blog and how your children are so happy to participate.
Much as I would like to give this recipe a try – I am very concern about the hugh amount of condense milk. Is there anyway that I can substitute the condense milk.
It is way too sweet and my love ones have some issues with sugar.
Thank you for your advice.